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Chapter 8

This chapter focuses on three different area’s: health care citizens Income assistance. Chapter 8. To what extent should Canadians support social programs and taxation. Social Programs?. Services provided by the government & paid for by taxes

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Chapter 8

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  1. This chapter focuses on three different area’s:health care citizens Income assistance Chapter 8 To what extent should Canadians support social programs and taxation

  2. Social Programs? • Services provided by the government & paid for by taxes • They aim to reduce economic in equalities in society and promote well being • In canada governments generally support the idea of using taxes to provide social programs. • Social Programshealth carepensions for senior citizens income assistanceeducationaffordable housingchild protection servicesemployment insurancechild careand other programs

  3. Definitions • Public health care: health care paid for by taxes • Profit: money made from a product or service above and beyond the cost of providing the product or services • Private health care: health care paid for by individuals • Health insurance: an agreement from a company to pay for you health services for a fee you pay each month of the year

  4. Social programs in Canada 2007

  5. Government responsibilities&Social Programs • Different levels of government provided and fund social programs in canada this is because under canada’s constitution The federal and provincal governments have different responsibilitys. • For example: • The provinces have responsibilities for health care . This ensures citizens in diferent provinces can have a role in shaping the health care to fit there needs. • The federal goverenment has responsibility for “peace, order and good government” it can pass laws such as canada health act.

  6. Social programs in u.s 2007

  7. Health care act • The canada health care act is a federal act law that sets out five principles for health care in canada. The act says that, in every province and territory, health care must be: • Publicly administered: run by government for no profit • Comprehensive: for care provided by hospitals, physicans and surgeons • Universal: available to everyone • Portable: available every where in canada • Accessible: avialable withen reasonable time & distance

  8. Questions • What are some the five things health care must be? • How is the U.S social programs different from Canada’s social programs? • Publicly administered; comprehensive; universal; portable and accessible. • In the U.S they are less likely to give you help (paid by taxes) then in Canada, e.g. pensions for senior citizens you have to help them with your own money and through personal plans in the U.S in Canada at age 65 the government gives them help (paid for by taxes)

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